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Administrators' newsletter – January 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2021).
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Guideline and policy news
- Following consensus at the 2021 RfA review, the autopatrolled user right has been removed from the administrators user group; admins can grant themselves the autopatrolled permission if they wish to remain autopatrolled.
- Additionally, consensus for proposal 6C of the 2021 RfA review has led to the creation of an administrative action review process. The purpose of this process will be to review individual administrator actions and individual actions taken by users holding advanced permissions.
Arbitration
- Following the 2021 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Beeblebrox, Cabayi, Donald Albury, Enterprisey, Izno, Opabinia regalis, Worm That Turned, Wugapodes.
Miscellaneous
- The functionaries email list (functionaries-en
lists.wikimedia.org) will no longer accept incoming emails apart from those sent by list members and WMF staff. Private concerns, apart from those requiring oversight, should be directly sent to the Arbitration Committee.
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i hope you kys vukky why would you take down my edit, is it bc i’m black? just say that’s the reason, vukky. you’re racism is really showing :/ Vampiyrz (talk) 09:51, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:37, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:02, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
Question from Pakson Pharmaceuticals (05:16, 6 January 2022)
Hey please help me how to create wikki --Pakson Pharmaceuticals (talk) 05:16, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hello, Pakson Pharmaceuticals, and welcome! Creating an article is one of the harder tasks on Wikipedia, and it is discouraged to write an article for your company. Promotional articles are not allowed, and will get you blocked. With that in mind, you can create articles at Articles for creation. Best wishes and happy 2022, Vukky TalkGuestbook 08:57, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
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Article reject
Hello Why toy reject my page "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:After_Link_Downloader"? What means reliable sources? I am the developer of that program! What means advertisement? The such page for "FlashGet" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlashGet) download manager is lime myself! Finally how can I create a page for my program?! Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by MrJavadTaheri (talk • contribs) 15:37, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
- MrJavadTaheri, you see, one of the main things about Wikipedia is that you need to have a source to back up the claims you make in articles. Being the creator of something doesn't count, you will need to have sources written by other people as well, and they need to be reliable - hence the name "reliable sources". You do not have any reliable sources in your article, so I denied it. Best wishes and happy 2022, Vukky TalkGuestbook 23:22, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
Article reject (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:After_Link_Downloader)
Hello again Softpedia website published my app and reviewed it is not reliable?! https://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Download-Managers/After-Link-Downloader.shtml — Preceding unsigned comment added by MrJavadTaheri (talk • contribs) 08:56, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
Question from Chandrashekhardutta789 (09:26, 10 January 2022)
Hi, I want to post an article on wikipaedia. How can I go about it? --Chandrashekhardutta789 (talk) 09:26, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Chandrashekhardutta789! You can create an article at Articles for creation. Best wishes and happy 2022, Vukky TalkGuestbook 10:41, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent changes
A oauth_consumervariable has been added to the AbuseFilter to enable identifying changes made by specific tools. [1]- Gadgets are now able to directly include JSON pages. This means some gadgets can now be configured by administrators without needing the interface administrator permission, such as with the Geonotice gadget. [2]
- Gadgets can now specify page actions on which they are available. For example,
|actions=edit,historywill load a gadget only while editing and on history pages. [3] - Gadgets can now be loaded on demand with the
withgadgetURL parameter. This can be used to replace an earlier snippet that typically looks likewithJSorwithCSS. [4] - At wikis where the Mentorship system is configured, you can now use the Action API to get a list of a mentor's mentees. [5]
- The heading on the main page can now be configured using MediaWiki:Mainpage-title-loggedin for logged-in users and MediaWiki:Mainpage-title for logged-out users. Any CSS that was previously used to hide the heading should be removed. [6] [7]
- Four special pages (and their API counterparts) now have a maximum database query execution time of 30 seconds. These special pages are: RecentChanges, Watchlist, Contributions, and Log. This change will help with site performance and stability. You can read more details about this change including some possible solutions if this affects your workflows. [8]
- The sticky header has been deployed for 50% of logged-in users on more than 10 wikis. This is part of the Desktop Improvements. See how to take part in the project.
Changes later this week
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 11 January. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 12 January. It will be on all wikis from 13 January (calendar).
Events
- Community Wishlist Survey 2022 begins. All contributors to the Wikimedia projects can propose for tools and platform improvements. The proposal phase takes place from 10 January 18:00 UTC to 23 January 18:00 UTC. Learn more.
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01:22, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
Concern if any mistakes are there in the content
Hello Vukky,
I'm a beginner in Wikipedia Article Creation. Eager to learn how this wonderful world of knowledge is built on. So I choose one organization with lots of branches but not listed in Wikipedia. Can you help me out with the drawbacks of the content I created recently? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Priyajith2022 (talk • contribs) 11:01, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hello Priyajith2022, and welcome to Wikipedia! The issue I saw was that Wikipedia articles should use reliable sources as references. Information on Wikipedia needs references so people can see if it is true.
Although you did put some sources in the article, you'd need some more independent ones to meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for companies.
I understand this can be confusing, so I will try to explain why I don't consider the sources ready for publishing:- It is unclear who the HR Blizz help desk is owned by, since anyone can make a help desk on Freshdesk. It does not establish notability, since it is made by either a random person or the company.
- The Mesaar website works well enough, but it does not establish notability, since it is owned by the company.
- Everybody Wiki is unreliable, since Everybody Wiki is a wiki anyone can edit. Everybody Wiki does not have a reference for this claim. As such, it does not establish notability.
- Themagazineplus appears to have taken the text from a press release. Press releases are not independent, since they are usually written by the company or someone associated with the company. As such, it does not establish notability.
- As you can see, based on the sources you have used, the company does not appear notable enough to get a Wikipedia article. Outside of these sources, most of the text in the article has no source, which makes me unable to tell if what you have written is true. Best wishes and happy 2022, Vukky TalkGuestbook 11:37, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
Re your revert on Specialist school
The UK specialist school system ended in 2010. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialist_schools_programme
You've just restored a series of edits that have been concocted by user:ThatRandomGuy1 to install linkspam - specifically paid links to theschoolrun.com .
I'm happy to spend time and restore the article to usefulness and remove the linkspam and I hope you will assist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.134.18 (talk • contribs) 10:36, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
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Question from Kayos21 (16:21, 16 January 2022)
how to make a page --Kayos21 (talk) 16:21, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Kayos21, and welcome! You can create an article at Articles for creation. Best wishes and happy 2022, Vukky TalkGuestbook 16:26, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent changes
- When using WikiEditor (also known as the 2010 wikitext editor), people will now see a warning if they link to disambiguation pages. If you click "Review link" in the warning, it will ask you to correct the link to a more specific term. You can read more information about this completed 2021 Community Wishlist item.
- You can automatically subscribe to all of the talk page discussions that you start or comment in using DiscussionTools. You will receive notifications when another editor replies. This is available at most wikis. Go to your Preferences and turn on "Automatically subscribe to topics". [9]
- When asked to create a new page or talk page section, input fields can be "preloaded" with some text. This feature is now limited to wikitext pages. This is so users can't be tricked into making malicious edits. There is a discussion about if this feature should be re-enabled for some content types.
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 18 January. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 19 January. It will be on all wikis from 20 January (calendar).
Events
- Community Wishlist Survey 2022 continues. All contributors to the Wikimedia projects can propose for tools and platform improvements. The proposal phase takes place from 10 January 18:00 UTC to 23 January 18:00 UTC. Learn more.
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19:54, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
Recent Changes filters
Hello! Since you are also a vandalism fighter, have you ever encountered a situation where your recent changes filters disappear? Only asking because there's a phab related to this that so far only me and one other editor have experienced (outside of trying to get it to happen on purpose). ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 15:36, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
- Blaze Wolf, if you mean the AI-based ones, I sure have! It's a bit annoying. Where's the phab? Best wishes and happy 2022, Vukky TalkGuestbook 15:40, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
- phab is located here: phab:T290113 ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 15:43, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Content updated and added more references
Hello Vukky,
As suggested, I have added a few more references to the draft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Mercans_-_HRM_and_Payroll Added content based on the references I got. Hopefully, this will work fine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Priyajith2022 (talk • contribs) 11:06, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
concerning my articles salvatore rich
hello what do you mean by reliable source and notable ? can you help me editing my articles ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dodoleking (talk • contribs) 19:14, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Question from Brufada (00:48, 21 January 2022)
Hello, Vukky! As an ambitious new editor of potentially one of the most innovative and transformative sites in the history of the internet, I am eager to begin editing pages, creating new pages, and broadly helping the community. In your humble opinion, which pages should I start helping out on? Thanks. --Brufada (talk) 00:48, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Brufada, and welcome! We have some tasks at the Wikipedia Task Center, you can check if there's something that interests you there? File:Happy Vukky.png Regards, Vukky TalkGuestbook 07:42, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
You Liked It
Hey Vukky, what was your favorite part of the sandbox you saw? Respond here or on my talk page. KingAviationKid (talk) 18:45, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 25 January. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 26 January. It will be on all wikis from 27 January (calendar).
- The following languages can now be used with syntax highlighting: BDD, Elpi, LilyPond, Maxima, Rita, Savi, Sed, Sophia, Spice, .SRCINFO.
- You can now access your watchlist from outside of the user menu in the new Vector skin. The watchlist link appears next to the notification icons if you are at the top of the page. [10]
Events
- You can see the results of the Coolest Tool Award 2021 and learn more about 14 tools which were selected this year.
- You can translate, promote, or comment on the proposals in the Community Wishlist Survey. Voting will begin on 28 January.
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21:37, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Similar sigs SOLVED
I remember when I first encountered you when a user requested that I be their mentor and you were their mentor at the time and how I found it funny how similar our sigs were. I see why they're so similar now, you also had Levi_OP make yours. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 00:16, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 30 January 2022
- Special report: WikiEd course leads to Twitter harassment
- News and notes: Feedback for Board of Trustees election
- Interview: CEO Maryana Iskander "four weeks in"
- Black History Month: What are you doing for Black History Month?
- WikiProject report: The Forgotten Featured
- Arbitration report: New arbitrators look at new case and antediluvian sanctions
- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2021
- Obituary: Twofingered Typist
- Essay: The prime directive
- In the media: Fuzzy-headed government editing
- Recent research: Articles with higher quality ratings have fewer "knowledge gaps"
- Crossword: Cross swords with a crossword